Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - A more risk ‑averse car owner might purchase full ‑coverage insurance while a less risk ‑averse car owner might purchase only what is legally required. Yet these analogies do not well describe the state ’s revenue situation —because , unlike with a car accident, the question of revenue drops is not if but when .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Specifically, when a local emergency is declared by a city, county, or city/county governing body, CESA requires the emergency to be reviewed every 60 days by the governing body until the local emergency is terminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog] California New Car Registrations: February 2025 April 8, 2025 Seth Kerstein As discussed in more detail below, new car purchases can be a useful, timely economic indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/826

California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog]

Apr 8, 2025 - California New Car Registrations: February 2025 [EconTax Blog] California New Car Registrations: February 2025 April 8, 2025 Seth Kerstein As discussed in more detail below, new car purchases can be a useful, timely economic indicator.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/826

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - These drugs do not come with rebates, because federally require d price reductions already occurred at the front end when the pharmacy purchased the drugs. Federal guidance also directs states to exclude claims that do not come with a federal share of cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

This measure requires public schools to provide each student with 30 hours of education on environmental sustainability and sustainable best practices every two years. [Ballot]

Mar 25, 2025 - The measure would increase costs for public schools to the degree they purchase new instructional materials and adjust lesson plans. For example, schools might need to purchase additional materials to incorporate hands-on learning into their instruction, such as more equipment for experiments and outdoor learning activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-001

Overview of K-12 Career Technical Education

Mar 25, 2025 - The K ‑12 SWP application prioritizes grantees that expand existing pathways to serve more students or implement new pathways, whereas CTEIG provides more flexibility to use funds for maintaining existing programs (such as purchasing new equipment and materials and remodeling facilities that are related to CTE  instruction).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5021

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment. The measure does not specify how the funds are to be allocated among these specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: Educator Workforce

Mar 7, 2025 - The Governor ’s $40  million in proposed funding is intended to cover the cost of three activities —training staff, purchasing screeners, and administering screenings. However, the $25  million provided in 2024 ‑25 is also available for implementation of the screening requirements —specifically , for training staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Because the funds were restricted to that one project, the City of San Diego cannot award the funding to a different project. The Department of Finance has not yet indicated whether or when it would act to recapture the associated $2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013